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Best Buy to Sell HP TouchPads at Fire Sale Prices -- If Any Are Left

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August 21, 2011
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Best Buy to Sell HP TouchPads at Fire Sale Prices -- If Any Are Left Best Buy isnt promising it actually has any TouchPads remaining in inventory, but some people might find one now.
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$99 HP TouchPad: Sold Out, As Far As I Can Tell When Hewlett-Packard dropped the price of its WebOS TouchPad to $99 many online retailers sold out of the tablet quickly.
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